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Fortified vs Distilled - What's the difference?

fortified | distilled |

As verbs the difference between fortified and distilled

is that fortified is past tense of fortify while distilled is past tense of distil.

fortified

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fortify)

  • fortify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
  • To impart strength or vigor to.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution.
  • *
  • To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.
  • * 1979 , Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
  • Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.

    distilled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (British, Canada) (distil)
  • (US) (distill)
  • Derived terms

    * distilled water